Two worlds: One of the major conflicts shown in Dead Poets Society is between school life and life outside school. The chart below sets out these two worlds and the way they are presented in the film through characters and settings. What kinds of contrasts can you see between the two worlds?
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Outside school
Attitudes toward learning
Private vs public school
Actions of students
Activities
Dress
Within the school itself, there are also two worlds, Keating's classroom and the rest of the school. Again, what differences do you see between them?
Two educational philosophies: Two approaches to education are represented by Nolan and Keating's ways of treating the boys. Briefly describe these approaches.
Which kind of philosophy do you think is more appropriate and effective in educating the boys at Welton Academy?
Which kind do you think is more effective in educating the senior form students in the secondary schools in Hong Kong?
- Two worlds: One of the major conflicts shown in Dead Poets Society is between school life and life outside school. The chart below sets out these two worlds and the way they are presented in the film through characters and settings. What kinds of contrasts can you see between the two worlds?
|| || Inside school(Note that you cannot type in the following boxes).